The Lord has not redeemed you so you might enjoy pleasures and luxuries or so that you might abandon yourself to ease and indolence, but rather so you should be prepared to endure all sorts of evils.

Is it faith to understand nothing, and merely submit your convictions implicitly to the Church?

The pastor ought to have two voices: one, for gathering the sheep; and another, for warding off and driving away wolves and thieves. The Scripture supplies him with the means of doing both.

It is faith alone that justifies, but faith that justifies can never be alone.

Man with all his shrewdness is as stupid about understanding by himself the mysteries of God, as an ass is incapable of understanding musical harmony.

The Holy Spirit is the bond by which Christ efficaciously unites us to himself.

If we are proud of our talents we betray our lack of gratitude to God.